Corn-planter



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Corn-Planter.

No. 228,710. Patented June 8,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN S. WING, OF ONARGA, ILLINOIS.

CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,710, dated June 8,1880.

Application tiled March 29, 1880.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANKLIN S. WING, ofOnarga, in the county of Iroquois and State of Illinois, have invented anew and valuable Improvenlent in Corn-Planters; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specication, and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a vertical longitudinalsection of my improved planter, and Fig. 21's a plan view thereof.

This invention has relation to improvements in combined corn plantersand cultivators; and it consists in certain novel combinations ofdevices whereby the cultivating-shovels and furrow-openers are raisedout of the ground and their penetration therein regulated; also, incertain other minor improvements, all as hereinafter fully shown anddescribed.

In the annexed drawings, the letter A designates a strong rectangularwooden or metallic'frame; B, the rear axle secured thereto, and havingthe transporting-wheels C; and B', the front axle, having the usualfifth-wheel attachment to the frame and the front trans- The draft-poleD is attached in the usual way to the fore axle.

D D4 indicate the beams of the shovels, composed each of the diverginglateral beams a, extending back nearly to wheels O, and of the shortcentral beam, a', rigidly secured together at their front ends, andpivoted by a hinge-joint, I), to lateral extensions b of the front bar,b, of the frame A. The beams a support the furrow-openers E, and beams athe cultivating-shovels Ef, which, if desired, may be arranged to throwthe earth in upon the hills.

The threefold beams D D are connected together near their rear ends bythe rigid brace F, by which means they are raised or lowered or adjustedfor penetration together, the said bracepassing over and across the mainframe A.

G indicates the dropper-base, secured at each end to the beams of thethreefold beam-s D D", and having at each end the hoppers H, having thedouble bottom c, provided with the seed-holes o.

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H indicates the slide, the ends of which extend through the intervalbetween the two bottoms, and are provided with seed-holes d, that arebrought alternately in connection with holes c and lwith the hole c inthe fixed bottom of the hoppers by the reciprocation of the slide. Thismovement is given by means of short levers I, extending up through slotsin a board, J covering with its ends the said hoppers, and affording aseat between the said levers to a person workin g the slide. This slidemay, however, be reciprocated automatically through suitable connections.with one of the rear wheels, C.

K indicates the seatsupport, pivoted or hinged to the middle of brace Fand extending to the rear thereof, and provided on its end with a seat,K. The support is sustained by a vibrating prop, L, hinged to the mainframe, and provided at its upper end with a projecting arm, e, andhorizontal shoulders c. The arm e extends through a longitudinal slot,s, in the seat-support, the latter resting upon the transversely-roundedshoulders e'.

The seat-prop L vibrates freely in the length of the main frame, andwhen thrown to the front the bearing of the support K thereon is broughtnearer to the hinged end thereof, and the weight of the driver becomessuficient to lift the beams Dl Dll upon their hinges and raise theshovels clear out of the ground. To hold it in this position a notchedprop, M, vibratin g vertically on the main frame, is pushed forwarduntil its upper notched end, j', engages the brace F, when the desiredresult, it is obvious, will be attained. To drop the shovels into theground the prop M is pulled from under the brace and the prop L swungback to its original position.

N indicates an endwise-movable slide, arranged in guides g upon the mainframe, and provided at its front ends with steps g on a level with eachother upon opposite sides of the slide. This slide is adapted, when thebeams D Dll are swung upward by the means aforesaid, to be thrustforward between its guides with its stepped end under the brace. If whenthe said beam is lowered it rests upon the lower steps, it is evidentthat the penetration of the shovels is lessened by the thickness of thestep vertically; if upon the sec- IOO ond lowest set, the penetration ofthe shovels is still further lessened. There are as many differentadjustments as there are steps.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure 5 by Letters Patent, is 4 l.The combination, with the frame A, having the lateral extensions at itsfront ends, the vertically-vibrating beams D D, and the brace F,connecting said beams, ofthe slotted 1o seat-support K, hinged to saidbrace F, the vibrating prop L, extending through said support and havingthe bearing-shoulders c', and the notched vibrating prop M, adapted toswing into and out of engagement with said 15 brace, substantially asspecified.

